Blaze
122 mins
All of Europe was affected by the Great Depression of the 1930s, but some parts were hurt less badly than others. France, for instance, was relatively prosperous. In this grim drama, a sturdy Polish boxer and his family have settled into a mining town in northern France because that's where the work is. Like European "guest workers" in the 1990s, the Polish immigrants then were frequently treated badly by the locals. In this drama, the romantic aspirations of the boxer's son are thwarted by the concerted efforts of the local men and his own family's preference that he marry another Polish girl. After his romance fails, the son becomes a union activist and sacrifices a great deal to try to gain higher wages for the miners, but the contract he works out is reneged on by the duplicitous owners.
Tolsty
Pavlak
Thierry Fortineau
Emile
Sylvia Wels
Louise
Maximilien Regiani
Antoine
Stephania Bak
L'aÔeule
Dominique Didry
Octave
Daniel Chauvidon
Dindon
Philippe Caspary
La grive
Catherine Hertault
Bertha
Michel Carmone
Marsupio
Eric Barbier
Director
Eric Barbier
Writer
Dominique Galliéni
Editor
Isabelle Dedieu
Editor
Thierry Arbogast
Director of Photography
Jacques Fiorentino
Producer
Philippe Caspary
Set Decoration
Jennifer Augé
Editor
Yan Arlaud
Set Decoration
Frédéric Talgorn
Original Music Composer
Diane Duchesne
Makeup Artist
